Police Blotter for the week of Sept. 7

09/08/2015 11:04AM
● By J. Chambless

ARREST IN BUS VANDALISM

Beginning on Aug. 3, police responded
to four incidents of theft and vandalism at the Kennett Middle
School, at 195 Sunnydell Rd., Landenberg. Several school buses had
been entered after hours and had their seat covers damaged or stolen.

On Aug. 20 at 3:33 a.m., an officer on
routine patrol saw a car parked next to the buses and saw Matthew
Schnelle, 22, of West Grove, walking between the buses. The officer
saw several bus seat covers inside Schnelle's vehicle. Tools used to
enter the buses were also found. Schnelle was arrested and confessed
to some of the incidents. He was turned over to Pennsylvania State
Police to be interviewed about similar crimes.

Schnelle was charged with 13 counts of
theft, 14 counts of receiving stolen property, four counts of
institutional vandalism, four counts of criminal trespass, and one
count of possessing an instrument of crime.

BURGLARY

A home at 3 Glen Oak Drive in
Landenberg was burglarized sometime between Aug. 28 and Sept. 2,
according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Jewelry, watches and
cash were stolen.

THEFTS FROM CARS

Unlocked cars parked in driveways at
419 and 415 Bethel Road in Lower Oxford Township were entered
overnight on Aug. 31, according to Pennsylvania State Police
Avondale. Some loose change, a wallet and a handbag were taken from
one car. The wallet and bag were later found discarded along Bethel
Road. The second victim said papers had been scattered on the floor
of her vehicle, but nothing was taken. Anyone with information is
asked to call police at 610-268-2022.

DUI

On Sept. 1 at 2:30 p.m., Pennsylvania
State Police Avondale stopped a car for speeding on Route 1 and found
that the driver, Ryan Raul Thompson Mahala of Oxford, was DUI. He was
arrested for DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia.

On Sept. 2 at 9:16 p.m., Pennsylvania
State Police Avondale stopped a car for an equipment violation on
Route 1 and arrested the driver, Kelly Gramm Marsh of Smithfield,
N.C., for suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana. Lab
results are pending.

On Aug. 27 at 11:36 p.m., New Garden
Township Police saw a vehicle traveling north on Gap Newport Pike
without rear lights. The vehicle also swerved over the center double
yellow line several times. After a traffic stop, the driver, Jose
Rojas-Lopez, 31, of Oxford, was taken into custody for DUI and
released pending a court appearance.